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84 entries under reason topic. ×
| alibi(noun, action, trick, claim) | |
| answer(noun, return, approval, argument) | |
| apologia(noun, cause, return, approval) | |
| apology(noun, cause, return, trick) | |
| approval(noun, argument, explanation, excuse) | |
| argument(noun, cause, return, claim) | |
| basis(noun, cause, approval, argument) | |
| cause(noun, action, claim, statement) | |
| cleanup(noun, return, trick, escape) | |
| confirmation(noun, approval, argument, explanation) | |
| cop-out(noun, action, trick, claim) | |
| cover(noun, cause, trick, escape) | |
| exoneration(noun, return, approval, argument) | |
| exposition(noun, action, cause, explanation) | |
| extenuation(noun, return, trick, claim) | |
| fish story(noun, expression, return, trick) | |
| grounds(noun, action, cause, trick) | |
| interest(noun, justification) | |
| jive(noun, return, trick, escape) | |
| mitigation(noun, action, trick, claim) |
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